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WEBER L RHMANN.

Lam'p Burner.

Patented Sept. 22, I1868.

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CHARLES WEBERAND HENRY REIMANN, 0F WEST MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

LcttersPateit No. 82,458, dated September 22, 1868.

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TO ALL WHO-M IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, CHARLES WEBER and HENRY REIMANN, both of West Meriden, in the county of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, have invented a. new and useful Improvement inLamps; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,'and exact description thereof, which will,enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of' this specification, in whichA drawing- I l Figure 1 represents a vertical central section of this invention, the plane of section being indicated by the line z x, tig. I

Figure 2 is a similar section thereof, taken in the plane indicated by the line y y, fig. 3.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section ofthe same, the line z z, iig. I,`indicating the plane of section.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. l

This, invention consists in the arrangement of a cup in the neck of the oil-cistern, in such a manner-that the oil resulting from the condensation of unconsumed vapors will collect in said cup, and thus the oil-cistern will remain clean, and free from the oil generally collecting thereon. I

The invention consists,further, in thev arrangement of a ring or open platform, Ior supporting the chimney or cylinder below the sieve which admits air to the interior of the c one and burner, in such .a manner that aV powerful and uniform current of air passes to the flame, inside and outside of the cone, and thereby a perfect combustion of the oil is insured.

The invention consists, finally, in the arrangement of inwardly-projecting lips on the ends of the slot in the cone, in such a manner that the current of air passing up from below is caused toimpingeagainst said lips, and thereby the bri'lliancy and force of the ame are materially increased.

A represents the oil-cistern of our lamp, which is made of glass, or any other suitable material. In the neck of this oil-cistern Yis secured a cup, B, which may either be made solidlwith the oistern, or connected to the same by cement or any other suitable means. This cup surrounds the lowerpart of the wick-tuhe C, which is secured inthe screw-thimble D. This thimble screws'into the neck of the oil-cistern in the ordinary manner, and it is provided with one or more recesses, a, (see Eg. 2,) which form channels, extending from the cup B down into the cistern, so that the oil collecting in the cup finds its way down into said cistern.

The upper part of the thimble D forms a chamber, in which are situated the feed-'wheels b, and over the thimble is fitted a sleeve, c, which supports the burner. Said sleeve is provided with one or more projecting lips, corresponding in number and position to the recesses a, in the thimble D, so that when the sleeve is depressed, said lips will close the recesses, and cut ofi` the communication between the oil-cistern and the external atmosphere, but when the sleeve is raised, the recesses a are opened, and the cistern can be supplied with oil without removing the th'iuible. l

The burner consists of the open platform E, the air-sieve F, and the cone Gr. The platformE is situated below the air-sieve, and it serves to support the glass cylinder H, which is held -in position by a series of elastic ngers, (Z, rising from the platform, and bearing against the inner surface of said cylinder. In practice, those elastic fingers are made solid with the platform, the bottom of said platform being cut out in such a manner l that the fingers can-be turned up 'to the desired position. i

The glass cylinder being supported by the platform E, encloses the sieve F, and when the flame is burning, a powerful and uniform current of air passes up from below and enters the flame at the innernnd also at the outer side of the cone, so that a perfect combustion is edected, 'f1-nd a brilliantand powerful flame is produced. Y

The cone G is connected to the air-sieve F by a hinge-joint, or in any other siiitable manner, and it is provided with inwardly-projecting lips, e, at the end of its slot, f, as seen in'ig. I of thedrawing. The current of air passing up from belowimpinges against these lips, and is thrown into the lame,so that the flame spreads, and produces a powerful and brilliant light.

By forcing these lips in' more or less, the width of the flame can b e increased or diminishefL'zmd if the lips are forced in c. little tooifur, the flame spreads to such an extent that it-strikes `the inner surface of the glass cylinder. l

By these means a lamp-burner is obtained which effects :vperfect' combustion of the oil, and produces a. brilliant light; and, furthermore, if a small portion ofthe vapors should escape unconsilmed, theoil resulting from the condensation thereof accumulates in the cup B, whence-it lows back into the cistern, and the cntside of said cistern always remains clean and free from moisture; whereas, with the burners of the ordinary construction, it will be found that the cistern becomes moist and soiled with oil onits external surface, such -oil being the vresult ofthe condensation of unconsumed vapors, irhich condensation takes place on the outside ofthe burner, whence the oil runs down undl spreads on the cistern.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The construction and arrangement of the cup lB, recessed tliimble D, supporting-sleeve@,open platform E, air-sieve F, und cone G, as und foi-the purpose described'.

l CHARLES WEBER.,

HENRY REIMANN.

Witnesses:

RATcLIFFE HICKS, JAMEs E. BELDEN; 

